Test 7 - Water Double

7th Series – Water Double

Long left hand gun station – 324 yards

Right hand gun station – 256 yards

The Seventh Series overlooks a large cluster of four ponds. The left hand bird is the first bird in this series and is a dead drake at 324 yards from the line. The line to this bird is to run down a slope and swim across three ponds to the far side of the third pond.  The dogs must swim across two smaller ponds divided by levees across a piece of land, then across the largest pond of the three. The second bird is also a dead drake at 256 yards.  The route to the bird is down the slope, across the land, across a small pond to get the bird on the far shore. Total time for the test is 12 minutes.

Test 6 - Land Triple

6th Series – Land Triple with a Simulated Flyer

Right hand bird at 238 yards

Middle bird at 252 yards

Simulated flyer at 175 yards

Test 6 is a Land Triple. The mat is facing north on side of a hill with a road that winds up the left side of the field. The first bird on the right is a dead hen pheasant thrown left angle back at 238 yards. The dog runs down the hill and crosses the road up the other slope to get this bird. The middle bird is second; a dead hen pheasant thrown deep left angle back at 252 yards. The line to this bird is down the hill, through some large rolled hay bales and across the road. The third bird down is a simulated flyer rooster pheasant shot to the left at 175 yards. The line to this bird is past a group of trees and up to the facing slope to get the bird.

Test 5 - Land Double

Fifth Series – Land Double

Right hand Dead Gun Station

Left hand Flyer Station

The 5th Test is a challenging Land Double that is located on the North Field.  The mat is facing Northeast on top of a terraced field with a deep draw below and a high pond levee on the right. The first bird is to the right of the mat and is a dead rooster pheasant at 277 yards thrown to right of the gunners.The second bird, a hen pheasant flyer is at 217 yards and is shot left of the gun station. The line to the long right dead ird has the dog traversing the steep side of the pond levee. If they do not hold the hill, they can be thrown back into the area of the left hand bird.

Test 4 – Water Marks

Fourth Series – Water Double

The right hand bird at 85 yards

The left hand bird at 320 yards

Test Four is being run from the same mound as Test Three. The Judges moved the mat to face south. This is a water test and the long dead drake is thrown left angle back at 320 yards south of the mat. The line to this bird requires the dog to enter the pond and cross a levee into a second pond. The dog then drives up the hill and crosses a road to get his bird.  The second bird is situated on a levee to the right of the line. The bird is thrown back down the levee at 85 yards. The line to this bird is going down the mound, entering the water and swimming past the guns to the bird.This test is taking approximately 9-10 minutes.

Test 3 – Single Water Mark

The mat is on a high mound facing east.  This is a long water single: there are three pieces of water between the mat and the bird. Two of these pieces of water are very obvious. The third piece of water is behind a long narrow point jutting out into the lake. The line to the bird will take you across this point and back into the third piece of water.  However, the left end of the point connects with the land behind the gunners station. Dogs that take the land will be pushed left of the gunners behind the gun station.  The mallard duck will be shot to the right at 209 yards.

2nd Series – Land Double

Second Series – Land Double

The mat is facing south on the top of a hill. The bird stations are past the bottom of the hill starting up the far side. The first bird is on the lower right side at 243 yards from the line and is a dead rooster thrown to the left. The second bird is farther up the hill on the left side at 284 yards from the line. This bird is also a dead rooster thrown to the right.

1st Series – Land Double

1st Series – Land Double

Right hand Flyer Station – 176 yards

Left hand dead rooster – 181 yards

We are on the property of Bob and Barbara Hayden overlooking a terraced field. The line faces south and there is a brisk wind from the NW at 12-15 mph. The first bird is a dead rooster on the left side of the field thrown to the left at 176 yards. The bird is thrown next to a patch of heavy cover. The dog must travel across low cover of cut grass going down across three terraces to get the bird. The second bird is the rooster flyer shot to the left at 181 yards. The bird is right of the line and there were three terraces. The time for this test ranges from 3-5 minutes.